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A New Shape The angular shape of the Contempra telephone was a notable departure from the organic curves of most telephones designed in the sixties. Originally offered with a rotary dial, a push-button version was later introduced. The phone's lightweight receiver sat along the length rather than the width of the set, reflecting the shape of its base, and allowed it to be more firmly placed on a surface, hung on a wall or carried around. The Name Says it All Tyson chose the name to reflect the phone's new contemporary style. The Contempra was one of the first high-styled telephones that broke away from traditional residential sets. Its flexibility and simplicity of styling are responsible for its having remained in production for almost two decades |
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CONTEMPRA TELEPHONE Designed By: John Tyson When: 1968 Manufactured by: Northern Electric Company, Ottawa Made of: Contempra ABS handset, polycarbonate dial, polypropylene, acrylic, styrene Dimensions 8 cm high x 14 cm wide x 23 cm long |
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